1 Samuweli 11:1 Khona-ke uNahashi, umAmoni, wenyuka, wamisa eJabeshi Gileyadi. onke amadoda aseYabeshi athi kuNahashi, Yenza isivumelwano nathi, nathi uzokukhonza. 11:2 UNahashi, umAmoni, wathi kubo: "Ngalo mbandela ngizokwenza a isivumelwano nawe, ukuze ngikhiphe wonke amehlo akho okunene, futhi ngikubeke kube yihlazo ku-Israyeli wonke. 11:3 Abadala baseJabeshi bathi kuye: "Siphe isikhathi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. ukuze sithumele izithunywa emikhawulweni yonke yakwa-Israyeli; akakho osisindisayo, siyakuphumela kuwe. 11:4 Khona-ke izithunywa zafika eGibeya likaSawule, futhi babika lezi zindaba ezindlebeni zabantu; bonke abantu baphakamisa amazwi abo, bakhala. 11:5 Futhi bheka, uSawule wafika emva kwezinkomo evela endle; uSawule wathi: Bakhathazwa yini abantu baze bakhale? Basebemtshela izindaba amadoda aseJabeshi. 11:6 UMoya kaNkulunkulu wehlela phezu kukaSawule, lapho ezwa lezo zindaba, futhi intukuthelo yakhe yavutha kakhulu. 11:7 Futhi wathatha ijoka lezinkabi, futhi wazihlahlela, futhi wathumela kubo kuzo zonke izifunda zakwa-Israyeli ngesandla sezithunywa, wathi: Noma ubani ongaphumi emva kukaSawule noSamuweli, kuyakuba njalo kwenziwe ezinkabini zakhe. Ukwesaba uJehova kwehlela phezu kwabantu, futhi baphume ngemvume eyodwa. 11:8 Futhi lapho ebabala eBezeki, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babebathathu izinkulungwane ezilikhulu, namadoda akwaJuda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu. 11:9 Bathi kuzo izithunywa ezafika: "Niyakusho kanje kubo amadoda aseJabeshi Gileyadi: Kusasa, lapho ilanga lishisa, niyakuthi ube nosizo. Zafika izithunywa, zabatshela abantu baseJabeshi; basebethokoza. 11:10 Ngakho amadoda aseJabeshi athi: "Kusasa siyakuphumela kini. nenze kithi konke okuhle emehlweni enu. 11:11 Kwathi ngangomuso, uSawule wahlukanisa abantu kathathu izinkampani; bangena phakathi kwekamu ekuseni qaphela, wabulala abantwana bakwa-Amoni kwaze kwashisa ilanga; kudlule, abaseleyo bahlakazeka, kwaze kwahlakazeka ababili kubo engashiywa ndawonye. " 11:12 Futhi abantu bathi kuSamuweli, "Ngubani owathi: "USawule uyakuba yinkosi." phezu kwethu? lethani amadoda, ukuze siwabulale. 11:13 USawule wathi: "Akuyikubulawa muntu namuhla usuku uJehova enze insindiso kwa-Israyeli. 11:14 Wayesethi uSamuweli kubantu: "Wozani, sihambe siye eGiligali, sivuselele. umbuso lapho. 11:15 Bonke abantu baya eGiligali; bambeka khona uSawule inkosi ngaphambili uJehova eGiligali; banikela khona imihlatshelo yokuthula iminikelo phambi kukaJehova; lapho uSawule nawo wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli bajabula kakhulu.